S1

Introduction

This course reviews and extends GCSE statistics and probability and introduces some more sophisticated models and methods leading up to the 'normal distribution.' This course is in preparation for the Edexcel GCE AS module S1. Exercise references are for the course companion Statistics 1. ^[1]

course outline/calendar

course content

• S1 chapter 1 - mathematical models in probability and statistics
• S1 chapter 2 - ... location to represent and summarise data
• S1 chapter 3 - ... dispersion to represent and summarise data
• S1 chapter 4 - representation of data
• S1 chapter 5 - probability
• S1 chapter 6 - correlation
• S1 chapter 7 - regression
• S1 chapter 8 - discrete random variables
• S1 chapter 9 - the normal distribution

revision materials

• S1 revision - past-paper style questions

Applications and investment
There are some fabulous websites and infographics out there that begin to show the power of statistics to describe the workd and communicate quantitative relationships and probablilities. Here are a few good places to start:
Health and Lifespan:
In the UK:

How does your life expectancy depend on where you live?

Comparing worldwide:

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1. ^ Statistics 1, Edexcel AS and A Level Modular Mathematics, Attwood, Clegg, Dyer and Dyer, Edexcel-Pearson, 2008. ISBN 978 0 435519 124